Zoning Administrator Hearing
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · March 12, 2025
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City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
Zoning Administrator Hearing
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 3:00 PM Teleconference: City Web Stream
Public Participation
CALL TO ORDER
George Schroeder, Zoning Administrator, called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Proposed Project: Application on a 7,030 square-foot site:
USE PERMIT to construct a 7-foot 8.5-inch tall wooden fence within the front
yard of a single-family home.
Location: 1128 Spinosa Drive (APN: 208-08-033)
File #: PLNG-2024-0685
Zoning: R-1/S (Low Density Residential / Single-Story combining district)
Applicant / Owner: Megan Blaine (applicant) / Lynn Bos (owner)
Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this project
from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Wendy Lao, 408-730-7408, wlao@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Mr. Schroeder inquired with Wendy Lao, Project Planner, if there were any
additions to the staff report.
Ms. Lao had no updates or additional comments.
Mr. Schroeder inquired with the applicant if they had any updates or comments.
Leo Baghdassarian, applicant, clarified that while the proposed 7-foot 8.5-inch tall
height seemed excessive, the property was on a slope, so the fence would actually
match the height of neighboring fences.
Mr. Schroeder inquired with Mr. Baghdassarian on whether they planned to paint
the proposed fence or leave it as-is for a natural wooden look.
Mr. Baghdassarian stated they intended to leave the proposed fence as-is.
Lyn Bos, applicant, stated that they had been renovating the property and hoped
the fence would provide them with a bit more usable space for activities such as
gardening. Mr. Bos assured that she intended for the fence to blend in nicely with
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the neighborhood.
Mr. Schroeder opened the hearing to public comments.
No members of the public wished to speak on this item.
Mr. Schroeder closed the hearing to public comments.
ACTION: Alternative 1. Approve the Use Permit with recommended Findings in
Attachment 2 and recommended Conditions in Attachment 3.
ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Schroeder adjourned the hearing at 3:08 p.m.
Public Participation Options
Online public comment:
Written public comment:
Public review of items:
Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice
LEGAL NOTICES
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda - Final
Zoning Administrator Hearing
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 3:00 PM Teleconference: City Web Stream
Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/94442399040
Public Participation
View the end of the agenda for information on:
• Public participation options
• Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice
• Legal notices
CALL TO ORDER
Call to Order via teleconference.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
To speak on a public hearing item, refer to notice at the end of this agenda. Each
speaker is limited to three minutes.
25-0424 Proposed Project: Application on a 7,030 square-foot site:
USE PERMIT to construct a 7-foot 8.5-inch tall wooden fence within the front
yard of a single-family home.
Location: 1128 Spinosa Drive (APN: 208-08-033)
File #: PLNG-2024-0685
Zoning: R-1/S (Low Density Residential / Single-Story combining district)
Applicant / Owner: Megan Blaine (applicant) / Lynn Bos (owner)
Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this project
from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Wendy Lao, 408-730-7408, wlao@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Recommendation: Alternative 1. Approve the Use Permit with recommended
Findings in Attachment 2 and recommended Conditions in
Attachment 3.
ADJOURNMENT
Public Participation Options
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Online public comment:
To provide audio public comment, connect to the meeting online or by telephone.
Use the Raise Hand feature to request to speak (*9 on a telephone):
Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/94442399040
Meeting call in telephone number: 833 548 0276 | Meeting ID: 944 4239 9040
(*9 to request to speak | *6 to unmute/mute)
Watch the Zoning Administrator Hearing at
http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings
Written public comment:
Email comments to the Zoning Administrator no later than 4 hours before the
hearing at planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov. You can also mail or deliver comments to:
Planning Division, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Public review of items:
You can view reports on the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov. Contact Planning
Division at 408-730-7440 or planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov for questions.
Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the City will make reasonable
arrangements to ensure accessibility to this hearing. If you need special assistance,
please contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Reach the Planning
Division at 408-730-7440 or planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).
LEGAL NOTICES
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if you file a lawsuit challenging any final decision on
any public hearing item listed in this agenda, the issues in the lawsuit may be
limited to the issues which were raised at the public hearing or presented in writing
to the City at or before the public hearing.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.6
imposes a 90 day deadline for the filing of any lawsuit challenging final action on an
agenda item which is subject to Code of Civil Procedure 1094.5.
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